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A drone sighting grounded the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks game for a good chunk of time during the late fourth quarter.
The Seahawks and Falcons have had to clear the field temporarily in Seattle due to a drone flying over the field.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 25, 2022
While the Falcons were driving into the Seattle side of the field, a strange halt in game action signaled a security issue at the stadium. That was later clarified to be a rogue drone hovering over Lumen Field, which sent both sets of players to the sidelines until the situation could get resolved.
A similar incident happened just a day before during Washington’s home game against Stanford, but it was found to be one of Washington’s drones that had lost connection.
Drone delay? Drone delay. pic.twitter.com/oiuQqCA846
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 25, 2022
The advent of drones has created a new wrinkle to game day security, with Sunday’s Falcons/Seahawks game a good reminder of the new terrain we’re in with live sports.
The game got back to normal after nearly 10 minutes, with the Falcons fumbling a great opportunity to ice the game and giving the ball back to the Seahawks.
Well, at least some things you can plan for.
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